Sea Glass (Golden Mountain Chronicles) - Softcover

Yep, Laurence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006441003X ISBN 13: 9780064410038

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2002

Synopsis

When Craig Chin's family moves from San Francisco to small-town Concepcion, California, he thinks he'll never fit in. And his father won't stop pushing him to succeed in sports -- a hopeless goal. But his life begins to change when odd old Uncle Quail shows him a secret sea garden.

This new entry in the Golden Mountain Chronicles features the same stunning design as the previous books in the series, including Newbery Honor Books Dragonwings and Dragon's Gate. Award-winning author Laurence Yep has written a highly readable historical novel that hints at the complex experience of the children and grandchildren of the Chinese immigrant generation.

About this title

About the Author:

Laurence Yep is the acclaimed author of more than sixty books for young people and a winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. His illustrious list of novels includes the Newbery Honor Books Dragonwings and Dragon's Gate; The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, a Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee; and The Dragon's Child: A Story of Angel Island, which he cowrote with his niece, Dr. Kathleen S. Yep, and was named a New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing" and a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book.

Mr. Yep grew up in San Francisco, where he was born. He attended Marquette University, graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and received his PhD from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He lives in Pacific Grove, California, with his wife, the writer Joanne Ryder.

Review:

“It’s not every day or in every book that you meet such a vivid set of individuals.” (―The New York Times Book Review)

“A winning, often moving story...a worthy successor to Child of the Owl.” (School Library Journal (starred review))

“Totally engaging.” (Horn Book)

“An engrossing, thoughtful story.” (The Christian Science Monitor)

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 006441003X
• ISBN 13: 9780064410038
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256